Distance from the record
This close sat 37.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 April 2015, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,182.40 per troy ounce on 30 April 2015, down $27.40 (2.26%) from the previous close of $1,209.80.
Gold lost 2.26% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 37.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,295.60, making this a -8.74% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,182.40 per troy ounce on 30 April 2015. That is $27.40 lower than the previous close of $1,209.80, a move of -2.26%.
The gold price fell on 30 April 2015, losing $27.40 (2.26%) against the previous session's close of $1,209.80.
At $1,182.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.02 on 30 April 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 April 2015 18k gold was worth about $28.51 per gram and 14k about $22.18 per gram, against $38.02 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.3 on 30 April 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 37.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.